Society of Hospital Medicine General Information

History
In 1996, Robert Wachter, MD, MHM coined the term “hospitalist” in the New England Journal of Medicine. Subsequently, the National Association of Inpatient Physicians (NAIP) was founded, followed by the commencement of NAIP’s first annual meeting in 1998. NAIP changed its name to the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) in 2003. SHM continues to be the only medical society devoted entirely to hospitalists and the hospital medicine movement.Read more about SHM's history.

Definition of a Hospitalist
A physician who specializes in the practice of hospital medicine. Following medical school, hospitalists typically undergo residency training in general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or family practice, but may also receive training in other medical disciplines.Read more about hospitalists.

Definition of Hospital Medicine
A medical specialty dedicated to the delivery of comprehensive medical care to hospitalized patients.Read more about hospital medicine.

Industry Policy
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) has a long standing transparent approach to its relationship with industry partners. Included in this web area are the SHM principles for Organizational Relationships, which have been SHM policy since 2000.
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Publishes the nation’s first and only peer-reviewed journal for hospital medicine, The Journal of Hospital Medicine, which was selected for inclusion in MEDLINE